SEC issues cease-and-desist order against ICO Rating; alleges firm got paid over $100k for promoting securities without disclosure August 20, 2019, 3:52PM EDT • Regulation
Dark Web vendor forfeits 'millions of dollars' in cryptocurrencies; sentenced to 70 months in prison August 20, 2019, 11:18AM EDT • Hacks
IRS sends new letters to crypto holders, stating amounts they owe to the agency August 14, 2019, 8:28PM EDT • Regulation
Maryland Attorney General announces participation in 'Operation Cryptosweep' August 14, 2019, 4:01PM EDT • Regulation
SEC files emergency lawsuit against Veritaseum to stop spending millions of dollars in ICO money August 13, 2019, 10:23AM EDT • Legal
exclusive Seed CX begins testing physically settled bitcoin margin swaps, expects to go live ‘within the next three months’ August 13, 2019, 9:00AM EDT • Exchanges
US Department of Commerce hiring computer scientist with crypto and blockchain experience August 12, 2019, 3:15AM EDT • Layer 1s
About 15 countries plan to develop a crypto system to combat money laundering August 9, 2019, 6:45AM EDT • Regulation
CFTC director responsible for bitcoin futures regulation is leaving the agency - Report August 9, 2019, 2:00AM EDT • Markets